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The first live cattle shipment from Darwin to Vietnam left East Arm this week, kicking off what is expected to be another difficult year for trade to Vietnam. In 2021, the number of cattle transported from Australia to Vietnam nearly halved, to 160,000, compared to nearly 300,000 in 2020. According to live shippers and industry […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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To avoid the spread of the possibly fatal Japanese encephalitis virus, pig farmers are being vaccinated, and abattoirs have intensified their spraying efforts. Five people in New South Wales have tested positive for the mosquito-borne sickness, and a 70-year-old Griffith man died from it last month. The newest confirmed case in the state — and […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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Cattle producers have praised the decision to establish a pipeline for the import of live lumpy skin virus, which will provide CSIRO with everything it requires to research and validate effective vaccinations and diagnostics. Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud stated that the importation would assist Australia in ensuring that the industry has the best possible […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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The owner of the world’s largest privately held Wagyu herd is planning more investments in the Japanese cattle variant, including a $100 million purchase of two new Northern Territory stations. After his first tasting of Wagyu steak, Peter Hughes felt introducing Wagyu genetics into his livestock was the way to go. “I thought to myself, […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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DID YOU KNOW? A dairy cow’s diet does not consist solely of grain. If this were true it would be as if people just ate meat and potatoes — not only would this be extremely dull, but it would also be nutritionally deficient. To be healthy and produce a strong calf and high-quality milk, a […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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The task of feeding an additional two billion people on the earth by 2050 is so massive that the existing animal protein industry will be insufficient. That’s the premise of a new roadmap developed by Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, for harnessing protein supply prospects for the country. According to the CSIRO, there is […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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Sheep farmers may prefer to market their lambs directly over-the-hooks rather than selling them through saleyards. The disparity between lambs sold at the saleyard and lambs processed has widened since late January. According to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), recent data shows that lower saleyard pricing has role to play in producers’ selling decisions. “There […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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With the high price of beef, the urge to fabricate species and cuts is greater than ever, and the methods for doing so are growing more advanced. While meat fraud is uncommon in Australia, cattle farmers have a vested interest in preventing it – or even inadvertent substitution – in other countries, given that three-quarters […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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China has made it clear that they are serious about building a fake food business rapidly. The world’s largest importer of animal-based protein is quickly implementing President Xi JinPing’s direction to accelerate the development of alternative proteins. Last month, President Xi directed his agriculture authorities to seek protein sources other than traditional animal businesses in […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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In Adelaide, pieces of the foot and mouth disease were found in unregistered beef, marking Australia’s second finding of the disease. The Adelaide Advertiser reported the discovery at the airport on Thursday, one day after Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announced disease pieces had been found in Melbourne-produced pork. They are the disease’s initial reports in […]
June 21, 2024 • orchardtech_qt32n4
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